New in the Literature: Vestibular Rehabilitation for Concussion (Physiother Res Int. 2012 July 12. [Epub ahead of print])

Friday, July 20, 2012

New in the Literature: Vestibular Rehabilitation for Concussion (Physiother Res Int. 2012 July 12. [Epub ahead of print])

Understanding the prescription patterns of expert clinicians may elucidate the vestibular-related impairments of individuals after concussion and may provide a resource for therapists who may be starting vestibular rehabilitation programs for management of individuals with concussion, say authors of an article published online in Physiotherapy Research International.

For this study, the authors conducted a retrospective chart review of vestibular rehabilitation home exercise programs prescribed by physical therapists for 104 participants who were diagnosed with concussion. Each of the exercises was classified by exercise type, duration, and frequency. Frequency counts of the most common exercise types were recorded. Exercise progression patterns were examined by determining how exercise types were modified from visit to visit.

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Please let me know if I can be of any assistance. I have had great results with both static and dynamic balance activities on the floor,on balance pads, on vestibular boards,on mats and varied mattresses(home health), and on varied levels and surfaces both indoors and outdoors to improvise "real life" terrains that the patients may have to negotiate.